At least 150 hurt as commuter trains collide in South Africa

Paramedics tend to some of the people injured when two trains collided near Pretoria, South Africa, on Thursday.

By Sherilee Lakmidas, Reuters

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — At least 150 people were injured on Thursday when two commuter trains collided near the South African capital of Pretoria, authorities said.

The accident occurred when a train crashed into a stationary locomotive near Attridgeville, a suburb west of Pretoria.

"Many are walking wounded and already left. There are 20 people in serious condition and one, the driver of the second train, is in a critical condition," local emergency services spokesman Johan Pieterse said.